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Railroads Wisconsin 1998

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Railroads Wisconsin 1998
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Administration
Creation Date
1998-01-01
Publication Date
1998-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgs1v5bd13
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This polyline data layer represents railroads for Wisconsin in 1998. The dataset was originally published by the Wisconsin Department of Administration on January 12, 1999.[This data layer is a line shapefile of the railroads in Wisconsin as of 1998.]
Purpose
This layer is intended for reference and mapping purposes and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [This data layer is for use in generalized mapping applications. The level of accuracy does not support detailed local analysis. The data layer is intended for use with GIS software, such as Arc View, ARC/INFO, or ArcExplorer.]
Supplemental Information
AGSL staff supplemented original metadata. For official metadata please see WisconsinDOTRailroads.htm.
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-93.481924
East
-87.006186
North
46.87727
South
41.552273
ISO Topic Category
transportation
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Line
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Railroads
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections. [There are no distribution constraints on this data layer.][For use at scales no larger than 100,000.]
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Other Restrictions
None
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
irregular
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Administration [United States Census Bureau]
Point of Contact
Contact
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.6.3

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Completeness Commission
Result
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from dot_rail.shp to Wisconsin_Railroads_2016.shp.
Process Step
Description
[The Rails Chain database was produced by changing the 1:100000 scale DLG's from planar to nonplanar, altering the number, names and content of attributes, and re-tiling the quadrangles to statewide extent. For a more detailed explanation, see the Rail Chain Conversion documentation Rails Chain Database section of the Location Control Management (LCM) Manual, WisDOT, Madison, Wisconsin. The Arc/Info coverage received from WisDOT was originally in WTM27. It was converted into WTM83/91 and a shapefile was created from it.]
Process Date
1998-01-01T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Administration
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
2505

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgs1v5bd13
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgs1v5bd13/Wisconsin_Railroads_1998.zip
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-09-23
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf16
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